Aziz Waisi

Aziz Waisi was a Major-General of the Peshmerga of Iraqi Kurdistan. He was one of the top leaders of the Kurdish forces that engaged the Islamic State during the Iraqi Civil War, and he was responsible for the liberation of Mosul Dam and Sinjar.

Biography
Aziz Waisi (also called Aziz Weysi Bani) was from a family of Sunni Muslim Kurds, and he became a general of the Peshmerga armed forces of Iraqi Kurdistan. Waisi as a Brigadier led the liberation of Mosul Dam from the Islamic State in late 2014, one of the early victories against the IS insurgents; in November 2015, he led the Zeravani forces of the Peshmerga during the Liberation of Sinjar, winning a decisive victory against the terrorists.